Finding Gretchen’s Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene

We raised this tree from knee-high, so we wanted to see how it was doing after Hurricane Helene.

Finding Gretchen’s Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene with chainsaw and dogs 2024-10-12

After I chainsawed through many yards of fallen trees, bushes, and vines, we found it battered but still standing.

Blondie and Honeybun were almost as happy as Gretchen to see it.

Here is a video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk2OxkA4UvwnPsm5_5P9lTV26Mqd-SWR&si=1HpY-Z3kg72Izfyx

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The tree with the afternoon sun, 16:59:15

Tree beside the sun, 16:59:27

jsq starts sawing a path, 17:00:50

Step by step, 17:00:52

Saw to the left, 17:03:25

Saw across ahead, 17:18:48

Broken branch above, 17:19:14

Saw to the right, 17:20:38

Almost there, 17:33:44

Saw higher vines, 17:33:47

Saw the last vines, 17:38:07

Movie: Gretchen walking the path to her tree

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Movie: Gretchen comes to her tree, 17:40:09

Movie: Gretchen looking up at her tree, 17:40:45

It was knee high when we transplanted it

Movie: Survived better than almost anything else nearby, 17:41:01

Movie: Gretchen, Blondie, and Honeybun at her tree, 17:41:20

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Movie: Big pine on path to the pond, 17:43:40

Oak across pond path, 17:46:55

Some broken trees at pond edge, 17:48:56

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Deadfall on south path, 17:55:46

Closeup deadfall on south path, 17:55:49

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